Tag: the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

Pulakeshin I is historically recognized as the founder of the Badami Chalukya dynasty, establishing his capital at Vatapi (Badami).

Vijjika (or Vijaya Bhattarika) is a noted Sanskrit poetess associated with the Chalukya court, credited with writing the play Kaumudi Mahotsava.

Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana. While he traveled extensively, he did not visit the court of Chandragupta II, who lived centuries earlier.

The temples at Badami, Pattadakallu, and Aihole represent the Chalukya style of architecture, which is a synthesis of Nagara and Dravida styles, often referred to as the Vesara style.

The Kappe Arabhatta inscription is a significant early Kannada inscription found in Badami, written in the Tripadi (three-line) poetic meter.

Both statements are correct: Kubja-Vishnuvardhana did establish the Eastern Chalukya kingdom, and the Aihole inscription is a famous eulogy composed by the court poet Ravikirti.

• Bahubali, a much revered figure among Jains, was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin.
• A 39-foot high statue of Bahubali with a 13-foot  pedestal that weighs about 175 tons is installed at Dharmasthala in Karnataka.
• The monolithic statue of Bahubali which is carved from a single block of granite is located at Shravanabelagola, located 158km from Bangalore.
• Karkala is known for its 42 ft (13 m) monolithic statue of Gomateshwara Bahubali, which is believed to have been built around 1432 and is the second-tallest statue in the state.

The Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar, a decorated free standing pillar was constructed by the Western Gangas. The pillar dates to around 983 C.E. and exists in Shravanbelgola, a centre of Jain culture in Karnataka. The Western Gangas ruled in Mysore state from about 250 to about 1004 CE. Most of the Western Gangas were Jainas and patronized it but some also supported Hinduism.

The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha was commissioned by King Narasimha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty in the 13th century.

The Eastern Ganga Dynasty are the rulers of Orissa from the 11th to the 15th centuries. The Eastern Gangas reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha. Currency of Eastern Gangas were called Fanamas.